MSUM Theatre Needs Your Help! The Minnesota State University Moorhead Theatre Department has helped educate thousands of students who have gone on to excel in careers ranging from teaching to acting on Broadway to running businesses in other sectors. Hundreds of thousands of community members have attended the excellent productions at MSUM, including hundreds of thousands of area young people who have been thrilled to attend MSUM Children's Theatre shows. The Straw Hat Players have been a regular part of the summer theatre performances for sixty years. savemsumtheatre.com Now, MSUM is considering ending the Theatre Department forever and ceasing all productions going forward. This is not a Coronavirus-related problem-the University says they are looking for ways to cut the budget. The Theatre is a small part of the University budget. Thousands of people are supporting our Save MSUM Theatre campaign. Listed below are a few of the many who have signed our petition: A group of MSUM Theatre graduates and community supporters has been formed to save the Theatre. Time is of the essence. Vicki Chepulis Doug Hamilton Paul Meyers John Marks Rebecca Meyer-Larson Del Rae Williams We are not asking for money. We are simply asking: Do you believe as we do that the MSUM Theatre needs to continue to Tyler M. King Joel Heitkamp Lisa Kornkven provide quality liberal arts education and amazing theatre performances for our community? Virginia Gregg Lowell Dean Gytri Sharon McHattie Gytri Dawn Bye Gunderson John Tandberg David and Martha Wheeler Steve Poitras Here's how you can help right now: Myra Swanger Maggie McCollester Klarissa Kay Pudwill Daniella Collier Kay Weiss Steve and Gwen Stark 1. Sign our petition online at: saveMSUMtheatre.com 2. Join our FB group by searching Facebook for: "Save MSUM Theatre and Straw Hat Players Alumni" 3. Write a letter to the administration. Send it to us via email at MSUMtheatreForward@gmail.com and we'll get it to them as part of our campaign. *No MSUM Theatre Department Funds are being expended for this campaign. MSUM Theatre Needs Your Help! The Minnesota State University Moorhead Theatre Department has helped educate thousands of students who have gone on to excel in careers ranging from teaching to acting on Broadway to running businesses in other sectors. Hundreds of thousands of community members have attended the excellent productions at MSUM, including hundreds of thousands of area young people who have been thrilled to attend MSUM Children's Theatre shows. The Straw Hat Players have been a regular part of the summer theatre performances for sixty years. savemsumtheatre.com Now, MSUM is considering ending the Theatre Department forever and ceasing all productions going forward. This is not a Coronavirus-related problem-the University says they are looking for ways to cut the budget. The Theatre is a small part of the University budget. Thousands of people are supporting our Save MSUM Theatre campaign. Listed below are a few of the many who have signed our petition: A group of MSUM Theatre graduates and community supporters has been formed to save the Theatre. Time is of the essence. Vicki Chepulis Doug Hamilton Paul Meyers John Marks Rebecca Meyer-Larson Del Rae Williams We are not asking for money. We are simply asking: Do you believe as we do that the MSUM Theatre needs to continue to Tyler M. King Joel Heitkamp Lisa Kornkven provide quality liberal arts education and amazing theatre performances for our community? Virginia Gregg Lowell Dean Gytri Sharon McHattie Gytri Dawn Bye Gunderson John Tandberg David and Martha Wheeler Steve Poitras Here's how you can help right now: Myra Swanger Maggie McCollester Klarissa Kay Pudwill Daniella Collier Kay Weiss Steve and Gwen Stark 1. Sign our petition online at: saveMSUMtheatre.com 2. Join our FB group by searching Facebook for: "Save MSUM Theatre and Straw Hat Players Alumni" 3. Write a letter to the administration. Send it to us via email at MSUMtheatreForward@gmail.com and we'll get it to them as part of our campaign. *No MSUM Theatre Department Funds are being expended for this campaign.